Mrs. Sanger defies courts before 3,000
Subject(s): Arrest, Birth control, Birth control--Government policy, Birth control--Press coverage, Birth control--Public opinion, Byrne, Ethel Higgins, 1884-1955, Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.), Censorship, New York (State)--New York--Roosevelt Island, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Obscenity (Law), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966, Working class, Working class women--Health and hygiene
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The New York Times reports that Margaret Sanger spoke to a large crowd at Carnegie Hall in New York the previous evening. Sanger spoke about birth control and the importance of disseminating the information to women, particularly women of the working classes who are prevented from the education that upper class women receive. Sanger criticized former President Roosevelt, stating that he was freely allowed to discuss female reproduction when he encouraged large families. She discussed Roosevelt’s home of Oyster Bay, New York, claiming that sixty-three “poor mothers” from the area had sought her help on matters of birth control.
Collection
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project
Creation Date
1917-01-30
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Page Count
1
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Chicago:
Mrs. Sanger defies courts before 3,000. [January 30, 1917]. The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291924. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Mrs. Sanger defies courts before 3,000. [30 Jan. 1917]. Image.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291924.
APA:
Unknown., [1917, January 30]. Mrs. Sanger defies courts before 3,000.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291924.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project.
APA:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project.
